Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

civil list

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables: civil list
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A list of individuals to whom money is paid by the government, originally for expenses supporting the monarch.

Example Sentences

"The recession also affected the textile industry and in 1868 urban protests forced the government to reduce taxation and cut the royal family's civil list."

Inflected Forms

civil lists (plural)

Questions

What does civil list mean?: A list of individuals to whom money is paid by the government, originally for expenses supporting the monarch.

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